Night-time rescue earns award
During an unprecedented weather event, Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Rick Scott found himself winching down 30 metres to rescue
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Australia Day Honours
Australia Day honour for Air Force warrant officer
Air Force Warrant Officer Ivan Petrovic has described receiving an Australia Day honour as something he “never imagined”, crediting his
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Achievement credited to authenticity
Warrant Officer Kerrie-Anne Hammond has been awarded a Conspicuous Service Medal on Australia Day for her meritorious devotion to duty
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Aviator’s excellence in engineering celebrated
Born and raised in Tasmania, Group Captain Aleisha Broadhead has forged an impressive career as an engineer and a leader
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Shaping tomorrow’s leaders
Paving the way for change and growth in an environment where precision and adaptability are paramount, Group Captain Phillip Godfrey
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Award for managing critical systems under pressure
During Operation Beech, information systems technician Private Bailey Campbell managed critical systems alone across two different Mediterranean countries. CAPTION: Private
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Reservist named NT Australian of the Year
Squadron Leader Felix Ho has been named the 2026 Northern Territory Australian of the Year in recognition of his outstanding
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Australia Day honour for sailor’s Pacific work
When ADV Reliant received a mayday call to rescue four German sailors from a yacht 100 nautical miles south of Fiji, Petty
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Defence personnel recognised on Australia Day
Australia Day From flood rescues to undersea warfare capability development, cyber operations and coalition deployments, 82 Defence personnel have been
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Fear of sharks shelved in the line of duty
Australia Day CAPTION: Petty Officer Mark has been awarded a Conspicuous Service Medal in the Australia Day honours for his rescue
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Sailor rewarded for fight against heavy metal
Australia Day CAPTION: Chief Petty Officer Matthew with his wife and father after HMAS Waller berths alongside Diamantina Pier at Fleet
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Honours for excellence in all domains
Australia Day CAPTION: Personnel from across the spectrum of Defence activities and capabilities have been honoured in this year’s Australia Day
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Stepping up and talking the talk
When Chief Petty Officer Gillian Bryant stepped up to act in a lieutenant commander’s role, she could walk the walk,
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Australia Day honours announced
Australia Defence Force personnel have been recognised for devotion to duty during natural disasters, strategic innovation and professional mastery in
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Award a surprise for bombardier
When Bombardier Adam Davies-Moore was given a counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) role at 16 Regiment, he recognised development was needed
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Aiding healing from moral injury
After Defence-approved research found about 62 per cent of air force veterans may have some type of moral injury, Chaplain
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Ready to help with open arms
When overseas travellers returned to Australia because of COVID-19 in 2020, movements Warrant Officer Melinda Skinner was on the frontline
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Army officer recognised the need for speed
Approval of the UH-60M Black Hawk acquisition for Army, a process typically spanning three to four years, was completed in
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‘Pretty chuffed’ with medal for work during floods
Just days after life-saving surgery, as flood waters inundated Sydney, Corporal Thomas Grayham was back at work. CAPTION: Corporal Thomas Grayham
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Stoked to set an example
Work to make a guided missile destroyer more capable and reliable were just some of more than 100 improvements overseen
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